Spanish-language signs in North Carolina warning of noncitizen voting even though it's illegal and extremely rare are a form of intimidating legally registered voters who happen to speak Spanish, groups say.

Activists have placed political signs in Spanish telling noncitizens they cannot vote at polling places across Charlotte and North Carolina.

Some signs reported to elections officials are OK because they accurately describe the law, NC Board of Elections spokesman Pat Gannon said.

Local advocacy groups in North Carolina have asked the state Board of Elections to remove signs at polling places written in Spanish that tell people it is illegal for noncitizens to vote. Writing on the yellow sign found in Durham,